Coco River Explained

Wangki River
Name Other:Río Segovia, Cape River, Yara River
Map Size:280
Pushpin Map:Central America
Pushpin Map Size:280
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the mouth
Subdivision Type1:Countries
Subdivision Name1:Nicaragua and Honduras
Length:841km (523miles)
Source1 Location:Somoto Canyon, Madriz Department, Nicaragua
Source1 Coordinates:13.4517°N -86.7089°W
Source1 Elevation:2219feet
Mouth:Caribbean Sea
Mouth Location:Nicaragua
Mouth Coordinates:15°N -91°W
Mouth Elevation:0feet

The Wangki river in Miskitu or Río Coco, in Spanish, formerly known as the Río Segovia, Cape River,[1] or Yara River,[2] is a river located on the border of northern Nicaragua and southern Honduras. It is the longest river that runs entirely within the Central American isthmus with a total length of .[3]

The river originates in the Somoto Canyon National Monument, near where the Pan American Highway crosses into Nicaragua, and flows through low mountainous terrain into the Caribbean Sea at Cabo Gracias a Dios; the middle and lower reaches form the Honduras-Nicaragua border.

On September 7, 2007, major international news wires reported that the Río Coco was over above normal stage, two days after category 5 Hurricane Felix made landfall.

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Notes and References

  1. http://chestofbooks.com/travel/reference/World-Gazetteer/Cape-River-Capua.html Cape River-Capua
  2. Lussan, Raveneau de. 1900.
  3. News: William . Aragón R. . Desentrañando el Gran Cañón . La Prensa . 2007-08-08 . Spanish . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070807123206/http://www-ni.laprensa.com.ni/archivo/2006/marzo/09/servicios/guiaturistica/92982.shtml . 2007-08-07 .